Lawn edger



2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventory fea/erfc/ L. Be/v/al Si?.

Qt. 29,.1946. L. BENTHALL, SR

LAWN EDGER Filed July 7, 1944 Oct. 29, 1946. F. L. BENTHALL., sR2,410,196

' l LAWN EDGER- FiledI July 7. 1944 2 sheets-sheet 2 Attorneys PatentedGet.Y 29, 1946 UNITED ASTATES -PATENTY- oFFlcE 2,410,19675' LAWNEDGER Ifj'Thi's'jinvention relatestoa novel and improved The wheels farerelativelysmall' so as to",l dispose lawnve'dgerofan"electric motorwalking attendthelbasel plate c lose to the ground and said plate antsteered andimaneuvered type. j i 'M is provided with slots'll (seeFigure 2) through YMore specicallm lthe.invention",'comprises awhich'theupperghalf-portions'of the wheels pros lowslung'wheel-supporte'dtruck provided with a trude and clear. Thus, the'truck frame andall suitable push-pull handle and a motor driven partsIIlOuIled thereOIl iS permitted t rOCk 0n trimmer or clipper carriedthereby. the horizontal axes 'provided by these bearings One phase ofnovelty is predicated upon the and axle arrangement. It is to be notedthat the simple and expedient truck, this characterized by axle issupported 110V/ard the rear to provide the a horizontal base platetiltably supported on a lo desired balance and fulcruming results.wheel-equipped axle, whereby to permit the plate A substantiallydisk-like adapter plate I8 is seto be rocked and shifted advantageouslyto accured to and rises from one longitudinal edge commodate the contourof the surface and to of the base plate and this constitutes aneffective concentrate the cutting at the desired point or mount for theelectric motor I9, Whose base 20 points. is appropriately secured to theplate, the motor Novelty is also predicated upon the rockable overlying,in spaced relation, the base plate. For wheel-supported truck plate,this having a perstability I provide suitable arcuate stay rods 2|,pendicular adapter plate and the latter constithese being connected attheir lower ends to the tuting a mount for the motor as well as aconopposite edge of the base and at their upper ends venient support forthe coacting cutting element to the upper marginal portion of theadapter and a protective shield or fender arrangement. plate I8.

Other features and advantages will become Reference being had to Figure1, it will be seen more readily apparent from the following dethat ayoke-like plate 22 is movably bolted as at scription and theaccompanying illustrative 23 to the outer face, lower marginal portionof drawings. 25 the adapter plate. This yoke is fashioned into a In thedrawings, wherein like numerals are substantially V-shaped stationarycutter blade 24 employed to designate like parts throughout the whoseupper inclined edge serves to lift and feed same: and guide 'the grassinto the path of rotation of Figure 1 is a side elevational view of alawn the coacting rotatable clipper blade 25. The latedger constructedin accordance with the printer is keyed centrally to the motor shaft asat 26 ciples of the present invention. and sweeps through the orbitalpath indicated Figure 2 is a top plan view thereoff,`with portoadvantage in Figure 1. The adapter plate also tions broken away. carriesa suitably proportioned and shaped Figure 3 is a front end elevationalview of the fender-guard 27 having a flap 27' which is hing- Same, edlymountedin place as at 28.

Figure 4 is a side elevation observing the struc- It is yet to bepointed out that the aforementure in a direction from right to left inFigure 3. tioned power conducting cable I2 is suitably con- The truck,as a unit, is denoted by the numeral IleCted 50 the mOtOr aS ShOWIl OISXFLIHDI@l in 5 and comprises a substantially rectangular tilta- Figures2 and 4- ble base platehaving, at its inner end, an up- It is believedthat the mode of operation and wardly and rearwardly inclined apron 'Istradgeneral use of the edger is reasonably clear, condled by thefurcations 8 at the lower end of the sidering the drawings inconjunction with the handle 9. The handle is of appropriateconstrucdescription. It is substantially fool-proof and tion, materialand length and is provided at its safe and easy to use, is readilymaneuverable upper end with a suitable hand-grip I0. While and aptlyfullls the requirements of the manuconsidering the handle it will benoted that it is facturers, tradesmen and users. provided with anappropriate socket I I to accom- It is to be noted that theself-leveling and bal- -modate an extension cord (not shown), the powerancing truck is low slung but is of sufficient clearconducting cable I2being connected'to said socket ance to enhance satisfactory and easyhandling of through the medium of an appropriate and 5U the device. Themotor is out-of-the-way and suitably arranged switch I3. overlies thebase plate and is more or less con- The axle I4 is journaled forrotation in simple ned between the arcuate braces-or stays 2 I, thesehanger and bearing brackets I5 attached to the serving as guards forsaid motor. Moreover, since underside of the plate 6, said axle carryingthe the motor is located slightly in advance of the ground-engaging andtransporting wheels I6. axle I4 and the handle extends rearwardly at theincline shown in Figure 1, the handle and the motor counter-balance eachother and permit the device to be easily rocked about the axle as afulcrum, thus adding to the factors of maneuverability and dependabilityand permitting the device to be easily guided While being pushed for-Wardly.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates Will be able to obtain -a clear understanding of theinventionaafterconsidering the description in connection with thedrawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded asunnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details comingwithinl the field lof yinvenw tion claimed may be resorted to in actualpractice, if desired.

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1. A lawn edger of the class described cornprisinga horizontallyextending handle-equipped wf'l-Isuppolrted truck, a vertical Yadapterplate ex ending upwardly at one side of said truck, a tor on said plateextending inwardly therefrom ovrsaid truck, aguard on lsaid plateextending Ymotor on said plate extending inwardly therefrom over saidtruck, spaced arcuate reinforcing rand -guard braces overlying saidmotor connected 'between Vsaid adapter plate and truck, a guard on saidplate extending outwardly therefrom, a stationarycutterblade on saidplate extending horizontally outwardly of the lower portion of the plateand projecting forwardly from the front end of said truck, and a rotarycutter connected with the n'iotor shaft and operating within vthe connesof said girardin cooperating .relation to the stationary blade. 'p tFREDERICKL. BENTI-IALL, SR.

